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The Face of the City

by William H. Gass

The Harpers Monthly, March 1986, pp. 37-46

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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
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    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Michael Howard, pp. 13-15
    5. Contra Manual: The Sequel , pp. 16-17
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    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 73-75
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 76-78
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    4. Readings by Richard Sennett, pp. 14-18
    5. Affirmative Aesthetics , p. 19
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    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
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    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, p. 11
    4. Readings by Richard Rodriguez, pp. 12-15
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    11. Fish Story by Will Baker, pp. 32-33
    12. Delmore Caught by the Camera's Eye by Delmore Schwartz, p. 34
    13. Forum: Is Abortion the Issue? by Judy Woodruff, Linda Gordon, and Sidney Callahan, ..., pp. 35-44
    14. A Surfeit of Art by Jacques Barzun, pp. 45-49
    15. In the Business of Bordeaux by Tom Maresca, pp. 50-52
    16. Ballad of an American Terrorist by L.J. Davis, pp. 53-62
    17. The Unhandselled Globe by Maxine Kumin, pp. 63-65
    18. The Children's Wing by Joyce Johnson, pp. 66-69
    19. Roses of Eden by Helen Jones, pp. 70-72
    20. Unattractive Need Not Apply by Harold R. Holcomb, pp. 73-76
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Painting by Patricia Dryden
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    1. Letters by Thomas H. Fitzgerald and Robert J. Allen, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-8
    3. Harper's Index, p. 9
    4. Readings by Francois Mitterand and Marguerite Duras, pp. 10-13
    5. Chernobyl: The Gourmet Angle by Patricia Wells, pp. 14-15
    6. Guerrillas of the Right , pp. 16-19
    7. The Roaring Eighties by Robert Lekachman, pp. 20-21
    8. The Boers' War by Norman Rush, pp. 22-23
    9. Idiot Words by Erwin Chargaff, pp. 24-26
    10. A Field Guide to American Poets by George Garrett, p. 27
    11. Two Cheers for Exile by Leszek Kolakowski, pp. 28-29
    12. Northern Summer by George Faludy, p. 30
    13. Real Travel by Edward Hoagland, p. 31
    14. Easy by Christopher Coe, pp. 32-34
    15. Forum: A Stubborn Sense of Place, p. 35
    16. --- by Mary Hood, p. 36
    17. --- by Madison Bell, pp. 36-37
    18. --- by Lee Smith, p. 38
    19. --- by Harry Crews, pp. 38-39
    20. --- by William Price Fox, p. 40
    21. --- by Leon V. Driskell, p. 41
    22. --- by Richard Ford, p. 42
    23. --- by Lee K. Abbott, pp. 43-44
    24. --- by Leigh Allison Wilson, pp. 45-46
    25. Up Against It by Peter Schneider, pp. 47-53
    26. The Pizza Hut Papers by Eric Treisman, pp. 54-65
    27. For the Contras, After a Fashion by Eric Alterman, pp. 66-67
    28. In Search of the Rattlesnake Plantain by Margaret Atwood, pp. 68-72
    29. Reflections in a Glass Eye by David Black, pp. 73-75
    30. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 76-79
    31. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    32. Cover: Photograph by Eve Arnold
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    1. Letters by James D. Pendleton and Richard Weisberg, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Christopher Lasch, pp. 13-15
    5. Kill the Censor! by Crad Kilodney, pp. 16-17
    6. A Mother's Plea , pp. 18-19
    7. My Short Career as an Adman by Clive James, pp. 20-21
    8. AIDS Stories by John Weir, pp. 22-25
    9. Sketchbook Voices by Eric Fischl, p. 26
    10. Bacon's Man by Mario Vargas Llosa, p. 27
    11. A Visit from Dr. Bazelon by Don DeLillo, pp. 28-31
    12. The Ballad of English Literature by Terry Eagleton, p. 32
    13. Story by Lydia Davis, pp. 32-36
    14. Forum: The Fast Lane in a Rearview Mirror, p. 37
    15. G.K. Chesterton by Max Beerbohm, p. 38
    16. Andy Warhol by Anita Kunz and Balvis Rubess, p. 39
    17. Norman Podhoretz by Steve Brodner, p. 40
    18. Richard Nixon by Matthew Finch, p. 41
    19. Ronald Reagan by Philip Burke, p. 42
    20. David Letterman by David Suter, p. 43
    21. Madonna by Michael Heath, p. 44
    22. Laurie Anderson by Matt Groening, pp. 45-46
    23. Essay by Frederick Turner, pp. 47-53
    24. Annotation by Eleanor Clift, pp. 54-55
    25. Report by David Corn, pp. 56-65
    26. Criticism by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 66-71
    27. Miscellany by Peter N. Nelson, pp. 72-76
    28. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    29. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    30. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Jan Staller
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    1. Letters by Michael Peppe and Ian Trowell, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-10
    3. Harper's Index, p. 11
    4. Readings by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, pp. 12-17
    5. Apartheid: Could Things Be Worse? by William Minter, pp. 18-19
    6. In Re: Capasso v. Capasso by Nancy Capasso, pp. 20-21
    7. Schoolyard Law by David Mamet, p. 22
    8. Mob Wisdom by Gennaro Anguilo, pp. 23-25
    9. Looking for America by David Byrne, p. 26
    10. Baseball and the American Character by A. Bartlett Giamatti, pp. 27-30
    11. Victims of the Latest Dance Craze by Cornelius Eady, pp. 31-32
    12. Anis Del Mono by Quim Monzo, pp. 33-34
    13. Essay by Donald Hall, pp. 35-41
    14. Memoir by "Elpenor", pp. 42-48
    15. Report by Francisco Goldman, pp. 49-57
    16. Story by Pamela Painter, pp. 58-61
    17. Revision by Helen Vendler, pp. 62-67
    18. Annotation by Jeremy Gaunt, pp. 68-69
    19. Play by Brian McCormick, pp. 70-71
    20. Miscellany by Mark Randall, pp. 72-76
    21. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    22. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    23. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Manfred Hamm
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    1. Letters by Linda Gordon and Phyllis Schlafly, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 13-14
    5. In Case of Crash by Michael Binstein, p. 15
    6. Scam Lines , pp. 15-17
    7. Perceiving Soviet Change by Stephen F. Cohen, pp. 18-19
    8. No! to the Civil Patrol by Jean-Marie Simon, pp. 20-22
    9. Ideas Against Torture by Milovan Djilas, p. 23
    10. Teacher and Plagiarist by Neil Hertz, pp. 24-27
    11. In Boxing's Defense by Ronald Levao, pp. 28-29
    12. TV's Ironic Age by Mark Crispin Miller, pp. 30-31
    13. Blue Ground by Carolyn See, pp. 32-38
    14. Forum: Notes in an Interplanetary Bottle, p. 39
    15. --- by Carl Sagan, p. 40
    16. --- by Vassily Aksyonov, p. 40
    17. --- by Gregory Benford, pp. 40-41
    18. --- by William Burroughs, p. 42
    19. --- by Edward I. Koch, p. 42
    20. --- by Robert Nisbet, p. 43
    21. --- by John Simon, pp. 43-44
    22. --- by Auberon Waugh, p. 45
    23. --- by David Byrne, p. 46
    24. --- by Lewis H. Lapham, p. 46
    25. Essay by Benjamin Barber, pp. 47-53
    26. Annotation by Dale Van Atta, pp. 54-57
    27. Memoir by John Barth, pp. 58-65
    28. Story by Lee K. Abbott, pp. 66-68
    29. [+]
      Review: Childhood Found, Weight Lost by Stanley W. Lindberg, pp. 69-71 - 2 Reviews
      1. Mountain Blood by Will Baker
      2. The Philosopher's Diet by Richard A. Watson
    30. Miscellany by David Zane Mairowitz, pp. 72-76
    31. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    32. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    33. Cover: Detail of You Always Complain and Then You Come Back and Kiss Me Again by Jorge Salazar
  12. [+]
    December 1986 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by John W. Aldridge and Robert N. Leamnsor, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-16
    4. Readings by John le Carre, pp. 17-18
    5. Black Men and Public Space by Brent Staples, pp. 19-20
    6. Party Politics: Money Changes Everything by Thomas B. Edsall, pp. 21-22
    7. Getting High, Getting Hysterical by Andrew Weil, M.D., pp. 23-26
    8. The Meaning of Chewing by Daniel Martin Varisco, pp. 27-28
    9. Muir on Deer by John Muir, p. 29
    10. Little Manifesto by Luisa Valenzuela, pp. 30-31
    11. Nebraska by Ron Hansen, pp. 32-36
    12. Forum: Is There Virtue in Profit? by Michael Novak, Walter B. Wriston, and Robert Lekachman, ..., pp. 37-48
    13. A Higher Horror of the Whiteness by Robert Stone, pp. 49-55
    14. The Currency of Secrecy by Robert Karl Manoff, pp. 56-57
    15. Seeking Refuge in a Desert by David Quammen, pp. 58-64
    16. The Art of Cartography by J.S. Marcus, pp. 65-69
    17. Stranger Than True by Barry Winston, pp. 70-71
    18. Truet Than Strange by Barbara La Fontaine, pp. 72-76
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 77-79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Detail of Bourse by Joseph Hirsch
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3. [+]
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  Issues of 1997 = 12 Issues, 213 Articles
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  Issues of 1998 = 10 Issues, 182 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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  Issues of 2000 = 11 Issues, 178 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 12 Issues, 215 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 2002 = 12 Issues, 199 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 2003 = 11 Issues, 201 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 180 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 11 Issues, 174 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 2007 = 2 Issues, 25 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 2009 = 6 Issues, 130 Articles
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Issues of the 2010s = 1 Year, 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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